Associate-1% vs national median2,173 grads tracked
Biological and Physical Sciences at McHenry County College
Ranked 30th of 58 associate programs in Biological and Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,664
middle 50%: $20,559 – $39,216
Median · 5 years out
$47,899
middle 50%: $33,620 – $64,878
Median · 10 years out
$63,339
middle 50%: $46,815 – $86,925
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biological and Physical Sciences (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Biological and Physical Sciences graduates from McHenry County College see median first-year pay of $28k. This grows to $63k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9 yrs
≈ $11,283 total interest
Same major at other universities
Sauk Valley Community College
$49,345 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$48,960 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$48,917 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$48,550 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$47,856 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$47,677 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$47,587 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$47,346 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
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